PAGE dow's dower unless the can be compenfated their value out of the perfona! ehate, 347 Perfons refiding in or owning lands within this ftate, who have carried their flaves out, may bring them back if not fold or hired, without penalty, Penalty for harbouring of, 304 374 Members of focieties inftituted for emancipa- Punishment for ftealing of, Subject to execution, if they again return in- Owners of, fold and tranfported, to be paid as for condemned flaves, and in the fame manner, When condemned, teftimony for and against to be entered of record, and a copy thereof forwarded to the executive, 374 374 167 407 407. 407 407 Proceedings to be had with them, when fuf- May be witneffes against free negroes, 432 412 442 413 198 191 191 413 192 for dealing with them, 439 192 In actions against mafters of veffels for dealing with them, bail to be required, Penalty for dealing with them on a fabbath day, SMALL DEBTS. Debts under zo dollars, trover and detinue for goods of lefs value than za dollars, and penalties under 20 dollars, or Seo lbs. of tobacco, may be profecuted for by petiti on, 90 106 Juftices' jurifdiction over fmall debts extended to 10 dollars, but no execution against the body to be iffued by them, SMALL POX. 405 406 Penalty for importing the fmall pox or any varicious matter for the purpose of inocalating therefor, Penalty for propagating the diforder contra PAGE If none, remedy for expenfes, and reparation against him who gave the notice, SURVEYORS, How to be examined and commiffioned, and tenure of their offices, One fixth of their fees, (except thofe of Harrifon, Monongalia, Ohio, and Randolph, which are appropriated to Randolph Academy) appropriated to the College of William & Mary, Their deputies, how appointed; their power, and compenfation for their services, -, penalty on them for giving their principals more than their proporti ons of the profits, or any grofs fum for the appointment, 148 142 142 143 if not a caveat may be 142 143 entered, Plats and certificates of furveys, when to be delivered to the owner, 146 145 245 may be removed by their principals, 143 Surveyors to refide in the counties whereof they are furveyors, 143 No perfon to be clerk and furveyor of the fame county, nor fhall deputies of either act as chief or deputy of the other, How surveyors may be punished for neglect, 145 Their offices to be annually inspected, Penalty on them for refufing to produce or deliver up their books when required by the court, Lifts of, to be annually returned by the furveyor to the clerk of the county, and the college of William and Mary, No plat of, to be delivered to any but the owner within a year, unless a caveat be entered, under a penalty, 145 145 145 Plats to be returned into the Register's of fice within twelve months, 146 145 145 Not to withhold plats offurvey from the owners for non-payment of fees, unless they live out of the state, 149 Out of office, to have the fame remedy for their fees as acting furveyors, High fheriff to vote when a county court is divided in the recommendation of a surveyor, 149 149 Their fees for furveying certain lands accruing to the commonwealth, how paid, SURVEYORS OF ROADS, How to be notified of their appointment, 27 Registers fees to be paid on receipt of furveys into the land office, 149 Lift of, to be fet up aunually in the courthouse, Surveyors not to withhold plats for the non 27 Duty of, in keeping the roads in repair, erecting bridges, caufeys, &c. and penalty for neglect, 149 27 SURVEYS. 212 if not a caveat may be entered, No caveat to be entered after a furvey is returned, although it was not returned within the time limited by law, Surveys to be recorded by the Regifler after a grant has iffued thereon, Certificates of furvey affignable, and foreigners entitled thereto allowed time to become citizens, or to transfer their rights to citizens, Certificates of furvey on which grants have iffuted not to be delivered to any perfon but to remain in the land office with the other evidences of title, Where there is no furveyor in a county on the eastern waters, furveys may be made by the furveyor of any adjacent county, Notice of the time of furveying entries made for perfons not refiding in the county muft be given by the furveyor when the entries are made, Of entries made by furveyors for their own fe, how to be made, 143 144 144. 144 Of located lands, how and when to be made, 144 True quantity of variation of the magnetic needle to be expreffed in all plats of furveys under a penalty, Re-furvey of lands, furveyed before June 1773, may be made by the magnetic meridian, but the variation of the needle from the true meridian, to be expreffed, and the variation between the original lines, and the true meridian, 144 payment of fees unless the party lives out of the state, Aflignees of furveys anfwerable for the farveyors fees, where the affignor has not paid them, Evidently comprehending the rights of o thers, not to be received into the land of fice bearing date after the 1ft of January 1796, notwithstanding deductions, Firt fection of the act paffed in 194 giving further time for returning furveys continued 'till january if 1797, 344 344 |